Telephone attachment for phonographs and the like



M! I! I 1927. I

H. R. VAN DEVENTER TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT FOR PHGHQ RAPHS AND THE LIKE hiJune 13 3 @vwantoz nvnrsn sra'rss r e-resetqea'rnsr over-cs6.

HARE? B. VAN DEV'ENTER, YORK, N. 'Y., ASSIGIlOR T 3153310 PA'lmS 69E-nosinrron; on NEW YORK, N. Y., rsnnsnonn errscmunnr non Applicationfiled we is,

This invention relates to attachments for phonogrsphs or the likeparticularly to an cttachment whereby a telephone receiver may beconnected to the ordinary phonegraph instrument so as to produce what15.

commonly termed a loud speaker. In the pending application of R. E. B."Vlbskelield Serial No. 630,127 filed April 5, W23, isshown anddescribed an attachment W of this character. The present inventionconsists of an improvement in the construe tion of such a device. t

One or" the objects of this invention is to provide a telephoneinstrument that may be .reedily attached to many diiierent makes ofphonogra hs. Another object is td provide a telep'ione instrument inwhich the case or can thereof also forms the supporting base on whichthe instrument is mounted. There are other objects and adwmtages thatwill hereinafter more fully appear.

"in the accompanying drawings, I Figure 1 is a front elevationillustrating the invention, and Figure flis a side view of the same.

For the sake of illustration, the invention is shownss applied to anordinary talking machine of the Victrols.type. This employs s reproducerindicated in the drawing by the numeral 1 to which is connectedthe usualhorn 2. y

in accordance with the Wakefield application hereinbefore mentioned, theordinary reproducing needle of the reproducer is removed from the holder3 and the end of "a wire t connected instead; The inner end of this wireis connected at 5 to'the diaphragm of a tele hone received-whichdiaphragm isindicate by the dotted line 6. The rear casing 7 containssuitable tele-f phone receiver mechanism, and as this may be of anydesired type; I do not show and describe the same. v

The foregoing arrangement forms part of the Wakefield inventionhereinbefore mentioned, and-is shown here merely for purposes ofillustration. It is necessary in this or any type of telephone receivertoprovide the same with a.- iront member or cap 8. In thereceiversheretofore known this cap has servedmere A GOBPQBATIGN OF NEW YORK.

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ly to close the front of the telephone receiver, I the complete receiverbeing then placed in a support or housing.

My invention consists in providing .the receiver cap with an mtegralfoot member 9 constituting the support for the entire in- 'strurnent andmaking unnecemary any other supporting means.

- The cap portion 8 and foot 9 may be secc cured together in anysuitable manner but are preferably made or" one piece and are usuallymade of: bakelite or asiinilar insulating substance.

'It will be observed-that by the "method of construction just,-described, the "dlStblHQG from the record table or support 10 upon whichthe receiver isrplaced and the center point 5 of the dieohmgm'is alwaysdefinite ly maintained, and that the necessity of ro- Y0 viding asupport for the body portion Z of .the receiver isobviated:

Itwill also be noted that by means of thumb screws or othersuitable'means 11 and r 12, the telephone-receiver may be adjusted isvertically to enable thaw ire; to be properly connected to reproducersthat are various heights above the table or support 10.

I claim: V a

.1. In a sound producing device, the comso binstion with a phonographrefiroducer embodying a needle holder, a telep one receiver embodying avibrstorymember and unsatuating coil mountedin operative proximitythereto, means for transmitting vibrations from'seid vibratory member tosaid needle holder; and sweep for said receiver adapted to hold saidvibratory member in operative position and also serving as e support forthe entire receiver.

2. Incombination 'a phonograph having v s reproducer and, a. recordtable, a telephone receiver, having a, diaphragm cap forming V a supportfor the receiver, a. connection between said reproduoer andssidtelephone '95 receiver, and means carried by said diaphragm caadapted to engagesaifl record table and a just the relative position ofsaid reproducer and receiver, substantially as 1 described.

In testimony'whereoi I afiix m 8 store. HARRY VAN DEVlfiN

